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Joschka Fischer

Politician

Joschka Fischer is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Joschka Fischer · Yoşka Fişer · Ёшка Фішэр · Јошка Фишер · Йошка Фишер · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Fischer, Joschka! · Iosephus Fischer · Joseph Martin Fischer · Joška Fišeris · Ёшка Фішэр · 18 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Fischer				[sources]
Birth date	1948-04-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Gerabronn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Joschka · Joseph · Martin				[sources]
Last name	Fischer				[sources]
Website	webdb.princeton.edu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57344				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2006) · Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs · Vice-Chancellor of Germany · member of the German Bundestag · member of the Landtag of Hesse				[sources]
Education	Johannes-Gutenberg-Schule				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Ethnicity	Germans of Hungary				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Minu Barati Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2005-10-18	2006-09-01
member of the Landtag of Hesse	-

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,009

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,105

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata357,123

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,628

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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